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Newspaper
Plainfield Messenger
Location
Plainfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1922
Page
2
Edward W. Pickard reports that Genoa talks fray Britain France and Russia with disputes over debt property restoration and recognition. Soviet Russia seeks separate treaties and accuses Western powers as Ireland faces clashes and Ulster tensions rise while Pan American pressure for arms limits grows ahead of March Santiago meeting.
The second plenary session on Wednesday produced a finance report with 19 articles detailing recommendations. Key aims include currency stability, a future meeting of major central banks, gold basis reestablishment, and balanced budgets, but success hinges on U S cooperation as chairman Sir Lamington Worthington Stvans notes limited gains without it.
Secretary of State Hughes told a delegation of the Women International League for Peace and Freedom that recognition of the Soviet regime rests with those who control Russia. He said recognition would come only from a government capable of managing international relations and showing willingness to do so. He also noted no legal obstacles to trade with Russia.
A Sketch of London cites a French source saying Germany may default on reparations and France reports preparations to mobilize about 150,000 reserves from the 1918 class. Lloyd George abandoned Genoa talks on enforcing payments but hopes for a later meeting elsewhere. France insists no meeting should occur after May 31.
Reports from last week describe Wu Pei Fu and Chang Tsao Lin fighting near Peking with Wu gaining the edge. President Hsu urged peace amid foreign protests and suspended Washington conference plans. Sun Yat Sen claimed alliance with Chang and planned northward advance, while Chen Chiung Min defected in Kwantung.
In the ongoing Irish conflict, hostilities had flowed freely until midweek when Eamon de Valera urged the Dail to intervene and halt the fighting. A truce was then sought to pause the clashes and restore order.
The Indiana Republican primary defeats Senator Harry S. New, with former Senator Albert J. Beveridge leading on anti Adamson and Sherman law reforms and a sales tax stance. Democrat Samuel Ralston secured the nomination. Gompers criticizes Bolshevism and defends labor rights and temperance, noting support for beer and light wines while opposing prohibition zeal. Senate finance backs McCumber bonus plan. Smoot maintains the 20 year endowment life policy.
In a courtroom Luella Washington, charged with assaulting another woman, testifies she did not touch her. She says she held her right hand in a recommanding gesture like the Statue of Liberty and claims the other woman jumped over a railing. She admits wielding a hatchet in the moment.
A famed Bible known as The Devil's Bible was written on 300 asses' skins and carried to Stockholm after the Thirty Years' War. Tradition says a condemned monk struck a pact with the devil to copy the entire Bible in one night in exchange for his soul.
A Baltimore advertisement offers a See-Thru windshield treatment for five dollars zero zero with a guaranteed clear wind shield for three years. It claims one application lasts through a month of rain and promises satisfaction or money back. The teaser highlights life saving value and urges sending a dollar bill to Baltimore See-Thru Corporation.
Ernest Brooks recounts intimate anecdotes on King George's preferences including a patched shoe during an appearance and a dislike for wide panniers in Princess Mary's portrait. Queen Mary’s favorite image reveals his taste for feminine fashion details, with the king ordering removal of wide panniers from a negative.
A brief dialogue hints at shifting views on marriage and finances. The exchange contrasts emotional commitment with ongoing economic considerations, suggesting practical realities persist even as personal bonds evolve.
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